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A visit to the Holt Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Holt Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Holt Cemetery (FG ID #4317).

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Holt Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holt Cemetery:

31.3647, -99.0416

The Holt Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the northwest of Richland Springs.

The cemetery is located in San Saba County<3>.

The county seat for San Saba County is located in San Saba. San Saba lies 22 miles [35.4 km] to the east southeast of the Holt Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Holt Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Holt Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holt Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • McCarty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The McCarty Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarty Cemetery
  • Cowboy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Cowboy Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowboy Cemetery
  • Vargy Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Vargy Chapel Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vargy Chapel Cemetery
  • Adams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Adams Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
  • Bowser Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bowser Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowser Cemetery
  • Beasley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Beasley Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
  • Cox Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cox Cemetery is located in McCulloch County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Richland Springs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Locker Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Locker Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker Cemetery
  • Winchell Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Winchell Cemetery is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchell Cemetery
  • Mesquite Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Mesquite Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesquite Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Holt Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holt Cemetery, with the nearest first:

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Holt Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in San Saba County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holt Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Holt Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to San Saba County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Holt Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #4317

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1359463  (Holt Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1359463 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: San Saba
      • Est. Elev: 449 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hall
      • Location given for Holt Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.3646077     Lon: -99.0417147
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Holt Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including San Saba, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.